Hualei Zhang,Hui Qiao,Victor A Ferrari et al.
Hualei Zhang et al.
Noninvasive or minimally invasive imaging techniques are essential for developing strategies and assessing outcomes of cell-based therapies for myocardial regeneration, also referred to as cellular cardiomyoplasty. Imaging-based monitoring ...
Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging: Novel Insights into the Vascular Response After Coronary Stent Implantation [0.03%]
光学相干断层扫描在冠脉支架植入后的血管反应中的新认识
Milosz Jaguszewski,Ulf Landmesser
Milosz Jaguszewski
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a high-resolution imaging technique that is increasingly used for intracoronary imaging to characterize coronary atherosclerotic plaques and vascular responses after coronary stent implantation. Introdu...
Antonios Karanasos,Jurgen Ligthart,Karen Witberg et al.
Antonios Karanasos et al.
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intravascular imaging modality using near-infrared light. By OCT it is possible to obtain high-resolution cross-sectional images of the vascular wall structure and assess the acute and long-term...
Bernard C Te Boekhorst,Geralda A van Tilborg,Gustav J Strijkers et al.
Bernard C Te Boekhorst et al.
Inflammatory activity in atherosclerotic plaque is a risk factor for plaque rupture and atherothrombosis and may direct interventional therapy. Inflammatory activity can be evaluated at the (sub)cellular level using in vivo molecular MRI. T...
Jun Tang,Mark E Lobatto,Joanna C Read et al.
Jun Tang et al.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. New diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are needed to mitigate this public health issue. Advances in nanotechnology have generated innovative strategi...
New Scores for the Assessment of Mitral Stenosis Using Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography [0.03%]
实时三维超声心动图评估二尖瓣狭窄的新标准
Osama I I Soliman,Ashraf M Anwar,Ahmed K Metawei et al.
Osama I I Soliman et al.
Nonsurgical management of patients with symptomatic mitral valve stenosis has been established as the therapeutic modality of choice for two decades. Catheter-based balloon dilation of the stenotic valvular area has been shown, at least, as...
Daniel Chamié,Zhao Wang,Hiram Bezerra et al.
Daniel Chamié et al.
The pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes has long been associated with atherosclerotic plaque rupture. Inflammation, thinning, and disruption of the fibrous cap have been implicated with the final processes leading to plaque rupture,...
Nivedita K Naresh,Tamar Ben-Mordechai,Jonathan Leor et al.
Nivedita K Naresh et al.
The progression from acute myocardial infarction (MI) to heart failure continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Potential new therapies for improved infarct healing such as stem cells, gene therapy, and tissue engineering a...
Yasumi Uchida
Yasumi Uchida
Percutaneous cardioscopy, using high-resolution fiberoptic imaging, enables direct visualization of the cardiac interior, thereby enabling macroscopic pathological diagnosis. Percutaneous cardioscopy has demonstrated that the endocardial su...
Ilias Mylonas,Rob S B Beanlands
Ilias Mylonas
Coronary artery disease is the major cause of heart failure in North America. Viability assessment is important as it aims to identify patients who stand to benefit from coronary revascularization. Radionuclide modalities currently used in ...